The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-03

tors voting in such election vote prohib:-
ion, it shall he misdemeanor for any
person to keep any spirituous or malt or
Intoxicating liquors in any room or house
in said County in which United States
license to sell the same is posted without
license under the State laws also, and
upon conviction thereof such person
shall be imprisoned for not less than
thirty days nor more than twelve months,
and fined in the discretion of the Court
Sec. 8. If a majority of the voters in
such election vote prohibition, it shall be
the duty of every railroad agent in such
Counties to keep separate book, in
which be shall enter every barrel, keg or
package of spirituous or malt or intoxi-
eating liquors received at his station by
freight or by express, the date of its
receipt, the consignee, the character of
spirits marked on it, and the amount
contained in it, which said book shall be
open to public inspection. Any railroad
agent neglecting to keep this book cor.
rectly shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not exceeding two hundred dollars
or imprisoned for term of not more
than two months, or both fined and i'm
prisoned, in the discretion of the Court.
SEC. 10. If q majority of said electors
vote prohibition" it shall be misde'
meanor for any person to have any spir.
ituous or malt or intoxicating liquor
shipped to him, or her, in such Counties
marked in any way calculated to deceive
as to its contents, and any person con-
victed of violating this Section shall be
imprisoned for not less than thirty days
nor more than twelve months, and fined
in the discretion of the Court.
Sec. II. If majority of the said elec.
tors vote "prohibition," it shall be a
misdemeanor for any druggist to sell any
spirituous or malt or intoxicating liquors,
or any bitters compounded by him, or
for him, to evade this Law, without a
written prescription from regular prac'
ticing physician in actual attendance
upon patient, which shall certify that
such physician is attending the person
for whom the prescription is made, the
amount prescribed. and that in the judg.
ment of such physician the stimulant is
needed for that patient, and that the
certificate is not given to enable the
patient or any other person 10 procure
such stimulant as beverage. All such
prescriptions shall be filed to themselves,
and shall be open to inspection BY the
police or any member of the City or
Town Council, or by any other person
interested therein. Any person violat-
ing the provisions of this Section shall,
upon conviction thereof, be imprisoned
for not less than thirty days nor more
than twelve months, and fined in the
discretion of the Court.
SEC. -. That if majority OF the
electors, voting in such election, vote
prohibition, any physician who shall give
the prescription, as prescribed in the
foregoing Section to enable any person
to obtain an intoxicant as beverage, or
who shall give the prescription under
circumstances different from those stated
in the certificate shall be guilty of mis-.
demeanor, and, upon conviction thereof,
his name shall be stricken from the roll
of physicians, and he shall be stricken
from the roll of physicians, and he shall
not again be allowed to practice medi'
cine in such Counties, and shall be
liable to fine and imprisonment in the
discretion of the Court.
Sec. l3. That all Acts or parts OF
Acts inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act be repealed, in SO far as they
may interfere with the operations of this
Act, 80 far as they may affect the Coun'
ties of Anderson and Laurens.
Approved December Oath, A. D. 1856.